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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
The G.. A. R. Grant Memorial.

The Grand Army of the Republic
has periodically taken up the matter
of erecting a suitable memorial In hon
or of Gen. Grant, and proposes to
raise fund of not less than 100000.
Commander-jn-chief Fairchild has is
sued a circular suggesting that, on the
65th anniversary OF Grants birth,
which occurs on April q next, every
Post of the Grand Army of the Re
public, at some convenient hour shall
assemble, either singly or in union
with other Posts and, inviting their
fellow-citizens to meet with them, hold
a feast of patriotism. and thereupon
solicit and receive for Il e purposes of
the memorial, such contributions as
grateful memory and abiding affection
may put 1t in the heart of each to give.
The following are the closing sugges-
tons of the circular:
II such exercises on that day shall
result in its observance on each sue
ceeding year, thus placing beside the
name of Washington, the founder, that
of Grant, the preserver, of the Repub-
lie, for annual remembrance by all his
fellow citizens, the Grand Army will
have performed yet another service fol
their own generation, and for those yet
TO come.
1t is recommended that preparation.
for the dne and successful Observance,
of the day named be at once entered
upon, without waiting receipt of for
NAL orders. The newspaper pres:
friendly to the undertaking, is request
ed TO lend its aid by giving currency t,
the plan and ends proposed.
All sums collected will be transmit
ted through department headquarter
to Northumberland, John Tay
lor, 2lS Walnut street, Philadelphia
Pa, TO iJe placed on special deposi
with the funds already on hand 70
this purpose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Good Crops Without Rain.

The so-called luck element apparent
~ entered into Iowa farming more the
past year than ut any time in it's histo-
ry. When, after weeks of dry wealth
er, the needed rain put in at appear
ance, 1t came ''in streaks." Some
times it wonld only touch part OF
one man. farm, and half mile from
there the whole township received a
copious supply. Here lisa case in point
that came under the Writer'S observa-
ton. Near Kirkman, in this State, a
farmer had to sell his farm on account
of debts for machines. interest on
mortgage, etc. The buyer put in
about 40 acres of corn, leaving only
20 acres for pasture, etc. Sunshine
and rain, in just the right proportion,
gave him crop averaging 50 bushels
to the acre, which. selling ut 25 cents,
brought him the money of his invest
ment, leaving the farm as his profit.
1t was satisfactorily demonstrated,
last season, that good crops can be
raised on Iowa soil without IA drop OF
rain from seed TO harvest, and it is al
most safe to say, a dry season here il
the preferable one for small grain.
Last year was the first time that the
threshing machines got left" on the
measure. A farmer near Marengc
bought a load of oats that measured
43 bushels from the machines, bu'
weighed (33 pounds to the busheD 81
bushels and 20 pounds. The writer
was an eyewitness to the above meas
ureinent. We may not have anothel
dry time for years, bnt 1t is we'll to re
member these things.-J. SMITH, o
Iowa, IN American AgricnlturiSt fo
March.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

The declaration of Mrs. Logan that
she wants no pension from the Gov
eminent is a dignified AMI womanly re-
Duke to the narrow minded bigots who
defeated the bill to place her name up
on tile rolls. 1t was not the money al
lowance involved in the bill which con-
corned Mrs. Logan or the admirers of
her husbands honorable memory-it
was merely the recognition which the
passage of the measure would have
implied of the dead soldiers patriotic
devotion and manly heroism in defense
of bis country. And the record stands
as follows: The same Congress which
very justly awarded pension to the
widow of tho Democratic General
Hancock, who was educated for mill
tary service at the expense of the gov
eminent. refused pension to the
widow of the Repub. lean General Lo
gan, who without military training, en-
tered the army as volunteer and ross
to distinction by his own unaided ef
forts. philadelphia Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

The following parties were elected
to fill the various township Offices as
far as we could learn frcsn the reports
sent uss
Bah neutrality-suspicious., Chas.
N. Jackson, a; Clerk. Albert Cook, d
Treasurer, William Edwards, r; High
way Commissioners, Joseph Funch, ri;
Justice of the Peace. full terms ID. s.
Whippie, d; Justice of the Peace,
vacancy, WIN. Edwards T, School In
spector, Truman Hall, d.
Blaine :-snperyisor. Peter Aebli, n;
Clerk, j. j, Neiderer, d; Treasurer, G..
+. Wilcox. r; Highway Commissioners,
w. o. Bradford, r; Justice OF the
Peace w. o. Bradford, r; School In
spector, F. +. Hoesli, r; Constables, G.
valad, d; f. L. Hoesii, r; Fred Hoesli.
r; Edmund Cobb, d.
Center Plains:-Supervisor. |, M.
Silsby, r; Clerk, A. G. Wilson, RI;
Treasurer. VIM. Metcalf, r; School In
spector, s. L. Odell, d. Highway Com
missioner, Geo. e. Metcaif, r; Justice
of the Peace, full term. John A. Break
ey. d; Justice of the Peace, vacancy 3
years, G.. w. West, r; Justice Of the
Peace, vacancy year, VIM. Metcalf,
r; Drain Commissioner, Cyril Drain, d !;
Constables, Marshall d. Moore, RI;
George g. Metcalf r.
Beaver Greek Supervisor, L. r.
Hastings, r; Clerk, ia mes s. Gregg. r;
Treasurer, John Hanna, r; HIGHWAY
Commissioner, James r. Hanna, r;
School Inspector, Arthur Marvin, d;
Justice of the Peace, A. ii. Annis, r:
Constables. Jeremiah Beal d; Jerry
Simonds, d Elias Deck, rs Martin
Packard, r;
Frederic :-Supervisor, Duane Will
lett, r; Clerk, J. J. COLLEEN, r; Treasur-
err NJ. ID. Osband, r; Justice OF the
Peace, Charles Barber, r. Highway
Commissioner, +. L. Barker. r; School
Inspector, NJ. d. Osband,r CoDstables,
Palmon Valentine, d; David Flagg, r;
jacob G. Karnes, d; Thomas Dillen'
beck, r.
Grove Supervisor, Thomas Wake
ley, r; Clerk, John Leece, d; Treasur
er, II. Schrieber, d; Highway Commits
sioner, Il. w. Vnndyne, r; Justice OF
the Peace G.. A. lngerson, r; School
Inspector, George Fauble, r; Con
stables, r. s. Babbitt, q; Geo. Pea
cock, g; Myron Dyer, r; E. w. Van
dyne, r.
Grayling:-Supervisor, J. F. Hum
r; Clerk, q. w. Homer, d; Treasurer
IL. NJ. Finn, d Highway Commissioners
w. Havens, d; School Inspector, l.
Fourier, d Justice of the Peace, S
A. Mcintyre, d h; Constables, Nj. Chris
Jensen, r; f. Deckrow, r; A Love, d
, A. Slnght, d.
, Maple Forest Supervisor, Henr.
Knibbs. d; Clerk, J. J, Coventry, r
Treasurer, A. j. Hamilton, d; High
way Commissioner, ii. S. Buck, d
Justice of the Peace, Il. Forbush, r
School Inspector, f. r. Mcfarland, r
Constables, l.. Il. Mcfarland, r; Il
Randall, d; J. r. Hamilton, d; A
Buck, d.
: South Branch Julius Peck, +
Clerk, Il. G. Payne, r; Treasurer, L
J. Miller, r; Highway Commissioner
G. Reed,r.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Miraculous Escape.

w. w. Reed, druggist, of Winches-
ter, Ind, writes: lone Of my Gus
toners, Mrs. Louisa Pike. Randolph
Co., Ind, was long sufferer with
Consumption, was given up to die by
her physicians. She heard of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, and begun buying it of me. In
six months time she walked to this
city, distance of six miles, and is now
so much improved she has quit using
it. She feels she ows her life to 1t.
Trial Bottles free at ". Ii. TRAvER's
Drug Store.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Saved His Life.

Mr.. D. l. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, says he was. Cor many years,
badly afflicted with Phthisir, also Dia-
betes; the pains were almost hnendur-
able and would sometimes almost
throw bin into commissions. He tried
Electric Bitters and got relief from tht
first bottle and after taking six bottles,
was entirely cured. and had gained In
flesh eighteen pounds. Says he posi-.
lively believes he would have died. had
it not been for the relief afforded by
Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents Q
bottle by N. II. TRAvEH.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

LAND OFFICE. REID Cry,
MIcti. Mar. 10Th 1887

NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
~ named settlers have filed riotice OF their in
teutiOn to make final proof ~ SUPPORT Of their
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court fer kalkaska
County, NJ Kalkaska Mich. on April % 1887, viz:
John y Clark, Homestead app; NO. ssls, for the
r. West.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation OF
said land VIII Josiah Miller, oscar l.. Giddlhes
of Fletcher p. o. and JAMES Quance and Melvin
Hdgerman, Of Wellington p. O.
Oscar T.. diddhgs Homestead Entry No. 632b
1877 me Town and names the fo eiDS
witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said tract viz: Josiah Miller.
and Melvin ". Hagerman. Of Wellington p, o.
NATHANIEL CLARK,
Mar, f7,w7, RBoIsTDh,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Maintaining the Fertility of Soils


There are few rules in regard to
maintaining fertility which should be
followed. One is that all the unsold
or unfed portions OF crops should, If
possible, be returned to the soil upon
which they grew, or an equivalent
should be returned, Thus, il wheat
is raised, the grain sold and the straw
composted with the dung of animals,
we form q manure which returns much
that was removed by the crop. If the
straw be partly or wholly fed to ami
mails, still n larger portion naturally
finds its way back to the soil. A por-
ton of the plant food supply of the
soil is irrevocably lost in the grain
sold, in the bones of the animals, in
the milk sold off the farm, etc. But
we can calculate very nearly what this
loss is and make il good at small ex-
pense IL we do not delay too long. 1t
is much better to feed than to sell hay
and straw, because the tax upon the
soil is so much less, and whoever does
sell these products should surely plan
TO buy fertilizers to make good his
drafts upon the soil. Near cities it is
always easy to buy stable manure, and
this is ordinarily the most economical.
The hay, grain and straw are thus re-
turned. the loss is not only made good,
but the condition of the land is i'm
proving all the time, for this is the
natural result of ildge.--Americar
AgriculturiSt for april.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

In Chicago, democrats and republi-
cans united against the socialists and
defeated the united labor candidates
by overwhelming maiorities. After
eight years of rule, Carter Harrison
steps down and out and Roche, repub-
lican, assumes the reins of govern
1nent. The red flag will not float
from the city hall just yet. Bay city
tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

Come walking. come cn horseback, |
come in wagons, come in sieds, come
running, come anyway, only so you
get to our office and arrange for receiv-
ing the AMERICAN FARMER, free, in
connection with the AVALANCHE, the
best paper published in the county,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Bucklih's Arniea Salve.

THE BEST SAtvE In the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheuin, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Honds, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Efuptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t Is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by N. III. TRAvBR.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

April 25 has been fixed as Arbor Day
',y the governor, and he suggests that
each person In the state plant tree
on that day. The governor suggests
that the tree be planted in memory of
some departed friend, as means or
making the ceremony more interesting.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFtcE, REED CITY,
MICH April, 18th, 1887.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice. Of bic inten-
ton % make final proof ~ Support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk Of the Circuit Court for Crawford County.
At Craving Mich ON May 26th 1881 viz:
Charles 5. HUT. Homestead app. No. $3.50. for
He names tho following witnesses 70 prove his
continuous residence uTon. ard cultivation n.
said land. VIZ, william Woodburn Of 0rayling
p. %. Daniel 8, Waldron Henry Punch and
fayctte r. Richardson Of Crawling P Q.
-"' NATHANIEL CLARK.
Apr. "A. 's5w-7. REG1srKn,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

The state department officers think
we may have trouble with Germany ii
that country attempts the expulsion of
Germans who have become American
citizens, upon their return to their ma
tive land. The recent decree makes
this possible.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

Free trade isn't popular with Con-
necticut democracy. A resolution In
troduced by one of their number in
the state senate last week attacking
our revenue system received only two
democratic votes, while seven were
cast against it. Detroit Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE. EAST SAGINAW,
Mar.s.wd

NOTICE is hereby given that the following.
~ Named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
ton to make final proof IN support OF his claim
and that said proof will US made before the
Clerk of Crawford Co. Mich, at Grayling, on the
18th day OF May 1887, viz: Frank Hankinson, OF
Maple Forest, Crawford Co, Mich. for the n
of 8 n "a Sec 30. TIP. %. n II west.
lie names the following witnesses 20 prove his
continuous residence Upon and cultivation OF
said land viz: Alexander @. WILCOX George +.
Owen and HollowayS s. Buck OF Grayling, p. o.,
CHARLES DOUGHTY,
April, rive, REcIsrER.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

Third party prohibitionists stultify
themselves when they say that local
option is not desirable, and then claim
that Georgia is the banner prohibition
state Of the union. Georgla's prohi-
bition has come entirely through local
option. Detroit Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

The Tuscola County AtlreTtiser calls
upon every temperance voter in the
county. to write a personal letter to
the Tuscola county representatives in
the state legislature urging the pass
age of 81 900 liquor tax, and radi-
cal change in the matter of liquor
dealers bonds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

The Detroit Journal sustains the
move to reduce the railroad fares.
1t says: eff the value of the passes,
the discounted rates, the ] ,000-mile
tickets, etc.. amount TO the large sum
the railroads say they do, they can
afford when these are cut off to reduce
the rates of fare"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

State of Michigan, .,
County of Crawford.


IN pursuance and by virtue of a decree Of the
i Circuit Court for the County OF Crawford. in
Chancery, mads and entered on the 9th day OF
February A. ID. 1885,, In certain cause therein
pending, Wherein William Corning - complain.
ant and Luther Gilbert. Mary M. Gilbert aid
Peter vciade are defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that l. the undersign-
ed. o Circuit Court Commissoqer In end f0r the
County Of Crawford, shall sell at public auction
70 the highest bidder: at the front door Of the
Court House in the Village Of CRAWLING, Craw-
ford County, Michigan that being the place for
holding Pie Circuit Court for The County OF
Crawfordlo ON Saturday the 10Th day of April A..
ID. 1877 at ten O'Clock IN the forenoon OF that
day all those certain pieces OF parcels Of landly-
ing and situated Ia the County OF Crawford,
Michigan. and Described as follows. to wit:
The Southeast quarter Of the Northwest quar-
ter and the Northeast quarter Of the South
west quartet II section thirty. i'm Township
twenty five. North Of Range three West,
JOHN o HADLEY.
crctilt Court Commissioner in and for Crawford
County, Michigan
HkRLkN P. SniTH,
Complainant's Solicitor
Mar. 3.w-7s
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

We don't care cent about the Flap
of spring." and so forth. What we
want is for her TO get up and give us a
blizzard or two of violets and dande-
lions and n cyclone of robins and
blue Dir Is. Winter must have n set
back and now is n good time to begin,
since the election is over. -E.cchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

Samuel Simpson, the uncle of Gen.
Grant, and after whom the general
was named, died Mt his home near
Batavia, O., last Friday, aged 81. He
was buried Sunday.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

Work was commenced last Monday,
under the direction of Col. Wilson, on
the erection of the base and predestal
for the Garfield statue.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

A post with twenty charter members
was Mustered in at pcwamo last week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

Preparations for the September ma
ticnal encamplnent of the g. A. X.
are being pushed in st. Louis.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18

lO.G00 strgug--a superior ciass- bring tnE
wealth and intending TO make grand homes.
Prof. Knapp IS very felicitous, fnrclhle
and humorous speaker, and made telling
speech, and his peroratiun was hsautitul
and thrilling. -.
was the next toast He said Lake Charles
takes the lead OF EouisiHna,s column in rs
grand march Of progress, In lssQ1 l4VO
population; nov 300. Saw-mills, ice fac
tories, shin building, ETC., attest the pro
press of the beautiful City OF the lake
Tender memories viii hnger and glowing
tributes win be paid to-IlalEe Charles. Her
hospitality is beautiful and munifcient. lie
paid a tender tribute to women. Long i've
the enteTprising, hospibable, industrial City
Of Lake Charles was his last sentiment.
The next toast was 1.-THE Lady Members
of the Louisiana Press Association re-
gponded to by George Fl. Wells, Of Lake
Charles.
The speaker paid a very high tribute to
the lady members of the association and TO
their snnobling influence upon Louisiana
journalism.
Mr.. Bentley was called for, and declined to
make anything but happy apology for say
ing nothing, which really was happy great
deal. He drank to the health of the com
nittee Of arrangements and its portly chair
man, Capt. Mayo, and made very humoI-
GUS address.
Col, Sambola Jones was loudly called for,
and made a few rambling remarks, as he re-
marked. He said some things too good to
have been entirely spontaneous, unless he
is an undiscovered meteor. He invented
the word indebtedness, and said it had
its origin in Col. Drew, from large appli-
cation for passes. He drank a toast to the
ladies of Lake Charles, comparing them to
the orange tree in a highly finished word
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18


The following transfers of real estate have
taken place during the past week:
Geo. H, Wells sold to Mrs. Emma Guillory
/! l1-lOO acres of land, east Of town, Price
Mitchell 4 Bryan sold to John II. Poe 80
acres ~ Sec 16, TIP. G south, Range s west.
Price S16O.
II. O. Drew sold to John u. Poe 400 sres
Sec 10 Up. 8 south, r. 5 west Price 800.
w. II. Haskell sold to ID. n Massey 80
acres, Sec. 9. Up. south, r. II west. Price
Il, T. ortmeyer sold to Phillip Jacobs, Of
Washington, La, one lot on Division street,
near Ryan. Price S225.
Riley Mooer sold to Geo. III Horridge 90
acres, Sec. q, TIP, 9south, 3 west. Price
u W. Bryan sold to Lock, Moore q Co.
24g 5O-lgo acres, Secs, 3 and 10, Tp. l0south,
II 8 west Price $500.
Thad Mayo and John II. Poe sold 10 N. B.
Bradley Il Sons BIC acres Sec. 10. To. z
south, r. 10 west. Price 800.
Th6d Mayo and John ii. Poe sold to Wm.
q Ramsay l60 acres, Sec. 10, Tp. 8 south, 4,
s west. Price $500
John II. Poe sold TO VIM. FL Ramsay ACC
acres, Sec 10, Ip. 9 south, 4. 8 west. Price
q. D. Welsh sold 70 j. W. coley one lot IN
Welsh, Price $50
10. d. Welsh sold to O. ID. Moore three lOtf
in Welsh. Price Sl50
Henry Lamp0rt sold to H. "A. Away tboti
of Canada) 30 $1,000 acres, See. S, 10. I
south, r. west Price Sll57 20
Simeon Vincent sold to Trustees OF the
4 Vincent Settlement baptist Church one aer,
OF land. Price 81 and ether valuable con
| sideratlons.
Jacob Ryan sold 10 Afra. n. L. Hutehln
two lots p town. corner Of Lawrence ans
George Streets Price sl0o
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18


A special correspondent of the New
Orleans Guy ITEM writing under date
Of The l4th inst. has this, among
many other good things, 10 say about
our Lake City: "Lake Charles though
not completely bnilt, has many fine
residences, and signs of improvement
are Witnessed on every hand. There
are several hotels, two at least of
which, the Central and the Howard
House, have excellent rooms with
board unsurpassed by that of any
hotel in New Orleans. There are also
fonr schools, six churches, bank,
building association, ClIristion AssOci-
alton, civic societies, four fire com
panies, twenty-five stores and two
thriving newspapers with a third
about TO be started. No census is OBJ
tainable of the lawyers and doctors, but
they are in goodly numbers. There
is an early prospect of several facto-
ries being built a Cincinnati com
pany has already purchased a spot on
which to erect a woodenware factory.
There is a go-abead spirit about the
psople of this thriving town, which
the people of Southeastern Louisiana
wouli do well to initiate"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18
amsh ERyna sfresF Mnzprova-
saenas.

Eighteea months ago That portion
Of the town of Lake Charles aaross
Pithon's CoHlse, on the east side Of
Ryan street, vas without building
and looked like Wilderness. But
last fall w. N. Carter purchased lot
Of ground End built the first house,
since which time number Of aeat
cottages have sprung up, and now lots
- that vicinity are ID active demand
and sell like hot cakes. In fine that
part Of The town can be said to be on
q small sized boom, and 10 bear ms ont
II this assertion We mention the fact
that Messrs. Carter and Taylor have
just completed a cottage there for 7.
w Robertson, and we learn that MIR.
J. 6. Powell viii soon erect fine
twosstory residence in the same local
ity, the lot for same being already
inclosed with Q neat picket fence. Mr.
IA. .. McGee has his two-story resi-.
dence about completed and Mr.. ]. S.
Wright is making repairs 10 the prop
srty Ne recently purchased from the
Labesse brothers. Mr.. Geo. Miller is
building a neat cottage on one of Mrs,
'Weincke's lots opposite that of Mr..
Powell's. There are several other new
buildings going mp in that neighbor.
hood, but Just at present we cannot
recall to mind for whom.